Anthony Ocampo, Ph.D. California State Polytechnic

University Department of Psychology and Sociology Assistant Professor of Sociology

a campus lecture presentation of Ocampo’s recently released book The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race. In this book, Ocampo investigates how the legacy of Spanish colonialism in the Philip-pines creates many shared cultural characteristics between Filipinos (an Asian American immigrant group) and Latinos, including last names, religion, and language. In turn, these commonalities shape Filipino Americans’ ex-perience of their racial identities by “color”, which he shows change depending on their social context, including the communities Filipino Americans live in, the schools and universities they attend, and people they be-friend. Ultimately, The Latinos of Asia offers a window into both the racial consciousness of everyday people and the changing racial landscape of American society.

Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 7:00PM

Alumnae Lounge

Aidekman Arts Center 40 Talbot Avenue

Sponsored by the Latino Studies program, the Asian American Studies program, the Colonialism Studies program, the Asian American Center, the Department of Sociology, the AS&E Diversity Fund, The Group of 6 Centers, and the Pluralism Initiatives

For more information, please contact the RCD at 617-627-2311 or rcd@tufts.edu